ge-fére
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Take here passages under <b>ge-fér</b> in Dict., and add Gegilda . . . his gegilde eft mid eahta pundum gebycge, oþþe hé þolie ǽ geféres and freóndscipes, Cht. Th. 612, 9. Feáwa witena þæs geféres (on ðám geférscipe, v.l.) pars quamvis parva
ge-fére
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meter-fers
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Furtunatus sette þás naman ealle tó meterferse, Angl. xi. 2, 35. Eall swylce sum getýd wer sitte and sum meterfers mid his feðere áwríte, viii. 317, 22. Oft þá þeódwitan þus heora meteruersgewurðiað, 332, 15. Hig gewurðiað heora spǽce and heora meterversa
mis-feng
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A mistake, fault, misdeed Hé ús gegearwað þá heofonlican for ðám eorðlicum . . . gif wé ælmyssan dón willað on úrum lífe, and gif wé dǽdbóte dón willaþ úrra misfenga, Nap. 45
ofer-feng
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In l. 2 substitute oferfengc for oferfenge, and add Oferfengc, dalc legulam, An. Ox. 5126. Oferfeng, 2, 424
un-feor
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Ðá wæs þǽr unfeorr (náht feorr, v.l. non longe ] sum mynster, Gr. D. 103, 23. Add
wudu-feoh
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Wudufeoh lucas, pecunia de lucis, Hpt. 31, 12, 255. Add
feoh-gafol
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For Nap. 21 l. Chrd. 76, 32
feoh-gestreón
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Þá lufe feohgestreóna amorem pecuniae, Chrd. 76, 34. Add
feoh-leás
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without wergild, where the slayer did not pay for the slain. Cf. 8. 2465
ælmes-feoh
Peter's pence
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Peter's pence Similar entries (v. Alms-fee in N. E. D.)Ll. Th. i. 432, 9. Add:
ofer-fére
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on-feng
laying hold of, seizing ⬩ taking, with the idea of wrongful taking ⬩ defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) ⬩ attack, onset, assault
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laying hold of, seizing Be cirliscre fǽmnan onfeuge. Gif mon on cirliscre fǽmnan breóst gefó, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 13. Be nunnena onfenge(andfencgum, MS. B.: anfenge, MS. H.), 18; Th. i. 72, 7. Be þeófes onfenge æt þiéfþe, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120
fér
Fear ⬩ terror ⬩ tĭmor
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Fear, terror; tĭmor Mid fére foldbúende se micla dæg meahtan Dryhtnes bihlǽmeþ the great day of the mighty Lord shall strike earth's inhabitants with fear, Exon. 20 b; Th. 54, 13; Cri. 868
felgan
To stick to ⬩ betake oneself to ⬩ go or come under, below or beneath anything ⬩ to go into ⬩ enter a place ⬩ to undergo ⬩ inhærēre ⬩ sŭbīre ⬩ ināre ⬩ intrāre
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To stick to, betake oneself to, go or come under, below or beneath anything, to go into, enter a place, to undergo; inhærēre, sŭbīre, ināre, intrāre Óþ he on fleáme fealh until he betook himself to flight, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 42. Hý ymb ða geatu feohtende
Linked entry: ge-felgan
ǽ-fest
Fast or firm in the law ⬩ religious ⬩ devout ⬩ religiosus
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Fast or firm in the law, religious, devout ; religiosus Wæs se mon swýðe ǽfest erat vir multum religiosus, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 20. Ongunnon ǽfeste leóþ wyrcean religiosa poemata facere tentabant, id; S. 596, 38
æppel-fealu
Apple-fallow ⬩ apple or reddish yellow ⬩ flavus ut pomum
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Apple-fallow, apple or reddish yellow; flavus ut pomum Mearas æppelfealuwe bay steeds, lit. apple-coloured steeds, Beo. Th. 4336; B. 2165
æt-feng
Attaching ⬩ comprehensio
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Attaching; comprehensio Be yrfes ætfenge of attaching tattle, L. Ath. i. 9; Th. i. 204, 9
a-felle
barked ⬩ decorticatum
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barked; decorticatum, R. 115